St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 51,863
Median household income: $82,172
Median home value: $256,800

St. Charles Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 51,863. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. At $82,172, its median household income sits above Louisiana's $60,023.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Charles Parish's population declined 1.7% from 52,773 to 51,863, while its median household income rose 19.1% from $69,019 to $82,172.

Owners occupy 82.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 51,863
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $82,172
Median home value: $256,800
Median gross rent: $1,144
Housing units: 20,595
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

52,77351,863

Median household income

$69,019$82,172

Median home value

$201,700$256,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,144

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	52,773	$69,019	$201,700	$978
2020	52,856	$68,113	$205,600	$1,004
2021	52,411	$72,088	$217,800	$1,097
2022	52,191	$79,191	$248,600	$1,122
2023	51,863	$82,172	$256,800	$1,144

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,737	5.3%
5 to 17	9,887	19.1%
18 to 24	4,129	8.0%
25 to 34	6,293	12.1%
35 to 44	7,237	14.0%
45 to 54	6,492	12.5%
55 to 64	7,373	14.2%
65 to 74	4,993	9.6%
75 and over	2,722	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,583	62.8%
Black or African American	11,829	22.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	549	1.1%
Asian	432	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	385	0.7%
Two or more races	1,946	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,134	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,839	10.9%
High school graduate	10,600	30.2%
Some college or associate's	11,116	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,937	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,618	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,318	83.7%
Carpooled	1,407	5.8%
Public transit	57	0.2%
Walked	105	0.4%
Bicycle	134	0.6%
Worked from home	1,866	7.7%
Other means	390	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,811	21.5%
15 to 29 min	8,149	36.4%
30 to 44 min	5,464	24.4%
45 to 59 min	2,725	12.2%
60+ min	1,262	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 9.8% (5,047 of 51,317)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,865	74.5%
Nonfamily households	4,757	25.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,622	90.4%
Vacant	1,973	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,397	82.7%
Renter-occupied	3,225	17.3%

1-unit, detached77.8%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,026	77.8%
1-unit, attached	359	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,196	5.8%
5 to 19 units	711	3.5%
20 or more units	116	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2,187	10.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 22089
State: Louisiana
Land area: 278 sq mi
Water area: 119 sq mi
Center point: 29.9057, -90.3579